LIFE IS THE ART OF CHOICE-11
Hello everyone. As I promised, I'm back with the new chapter. Today we are moving on with Charles and Elsie's story and the wedding is ahead of us...Plus, they are also leaving Downton... Will those changes affect them in a good or bad way?
Two next days were rather hectic for Charles and Elsie. They were getting ready to leave Downton and they moved most of their things to Mrs Sanders guest house. She didn't lie telling them, that she will give them her best room. It was indeed lovely and it was a true consolation for them, that they will finally share one room in such nice surroundings...
By Wednesday night, they were fully ready for the change that was ahead of them...Each of them had a different approach to that question. Elsie was rather relieved, that she can move out of the house that treated them so badly, after so many years of faithful service... She was doubly glad, because she, just as Charles, received an unexpected proposal of work, which was a result of Isobel Crawley's help... Dr Clarkson who had more and more work in his office, needed a help for the office-a person who would organize everything-scheduling patient's visits, taking care about organizing the office etc. It was a perfect offer for Elsie-because she spent most of her life organizing life of other people and she liked and respected the doctor and Mrs Crawley very much. She suspected that it was mostly Mrs Crawley's merit and she promised herself to thank her in a proper time, after all the confusion connected with the wedding, the move and starting all their lives from scratch.
On the last night, that they spent at the Abbey, Elsie felt Charles's sorrow as it was her own... He was silent and his face expression was sadder than usual, even though he was trying to hide it. The servants made a small, spontaneous goodbye party for them and it was very touching...Everyone was nice to them, even the two villains- Thomas and O'Brien, have changed their tune for the night. Everyone wished them good luck and expressed hope, that they will still see each other from time to time...
Elsie and Charles thanked them cordially for the long lasting cooperation and invited them for their church wedding, which was suppose to take place in two weeks.
After the party ended, Elsie went to her sitting room with Mrs Patmore, to say goodbye in private and they both had tears in their eyes, as they realized that this is goodbye..They were still to live in the same village, to see each other in the church, in the shop or at the post office, but it was not the same as living together under one roof...
When Elsie and Beryl finally said goodbye and Beryl went to sleep, Elsie headed into Charles's pantry and she found him sitting by his desk, with an expression of total lost on his face. The mask that he was trying to wear all evening, in front of the others, has fallen now and sadness and despair were written all over his face...He expected at least some warm goodbye from the family and all he got was the laconic wishes of happiness, in his new life from His Lordship..The other members of the family have not said a word to him, even Lady Mary, although Charles had a feeling that she wanted to say something to him, but she never had a chance, because as soon as she opened her mouth, she met a severe sight from her father...When the family left to go upstairs, Charles saw that Lady Mary's eyes were full of tears and that broke him completely...
Elsie thought, that she needed to help him survive those hardest moments of saying goodbye with their old life...She took his hand and lead him upstairs, when she saw the question in his eyes, she told him:
"Come Charles...We will say goodbye to the house..."
He didn't ask anything more and simply followed her upstairs...They were walking through the most used rooms, looking at them, trying to process and remember as much as possible...Every now and then, Elsie took Charles's hand in hers and she gently squeezed it, to give him courage... It was almost surreal, as they were walking through the dark and quiet house, silently saying goodbye...
The next day...
On the next day, Elsie got help from her two friends- Mrs Patmore and Anna, who helped her with the hair and they made sure, that the best dress and coat she had, looked especially beautiful on her that day. Charles managed on his own and they got their last things, which they dropped off to Mrs Sanders- His Lordship was kind enough, to let Branson-the chauffeur, to drive them there, he also waited for them and drove them to the station, so they could catch a train to Ripon.
At noon, as it was scheduled, they stood in front of the registrar, with two random people as their witnesses and encircled by those foreign people, they promised each other to live together in sickness and in health, for richer and for poorer, till death do them part...
Elsie was so touched, that she barely stopped herself from crying and Charles on the other hand, had that idiotic grin on his face, which you can often see at the faces of the grooms...
The ceremony was short and soon they left the registry office as Mr and Mrs Carson...They still had some time to their return train to Downton, so they decieded to walk in the park situated nearby, as the weather was extremely pleasant that day..
Charles offered his hand to Elsie and they were walking side by side, laughing and talking...It seemed like some great burden was taken away from them...Even though they left their secure home today, to face the unknown, they felt that now, when they were already husband and wife, there was no storm or no life troubles, that could knock them out, They were perfectly happy. Together...
When they arrived back to Downton village, it was already late afternoon, so they decided to have dinner in the local pub, before they will go back, to spent their first night as married couple at their new, temporary home...
The dinner was delicious and the wine was excellent...Both Charles and Elsie had too many glasses, but none of them didn't mind...It helped them to relax...
Charles was looking at Elsie with adoration in his eyes, he still couldn't believe, that she now belonged to him, that he was fully responsible for her from now on...He thought how beautifully she looked...:
"Elsie...Are you happy? Tell me the truth? Have our marriage made you happy?"
"Charles...How can you even doubt it? I've never been so happy in my entire life...This is the beginning of our new life..."
"It is...It's going to be different, than the one we knew so far..."
"It is, but that doesn't mean it's going to be worse..."
"I agree...Oh look, it's dark already, don't you think that we should go back now?"
"I can see that you are tired and feel the great need to go to sleep Charlie.."
"I'm a little tired..And I feel a need to go to bed, but not neccesarily to sleep.."
"Charles Carson! Can't believe what I'm hearing"-Elsie teased Charles...
"Well Mrs Carson...You are hearing correctly...Can we please go back?..."-he touched her hand gently...
"Of course we can...Can't wait to finally be alone with you..."
Charles felt a hot wave going through his body, when he heard Elsie saying those words...They left in a hurrry, paying the bill and went straight to their new house, they met Mrs Sanders on the way, who wished them both good luck, in their new, married life and she invited them for breakfast next day, offering it to them as her wedding gift. They thanked her and went to their room, eager to finally be left alone in peace...
The room was warm and cozy and when they both entered and locked the door, they felt like in their own, private paradise...Charles was so impatient and he took Elsie in his arms and started to kiss her...She felt his desire, he was trembling all over from it, as was she...Their kisses were bold, impatient, hot and full of love and lust...
"Charles...Charlie...Sweetheart...We need to..I need to..Take a bath...Will you give me few minutes...?"
"Oh Elsie...Please just don't be long...I am so..."
"I know you are...I will do it as quickly as possible...You can go after me..."
Elsie hurried to the bathroom and she thought that never in her life, she took the bath so fast...It was the same for Charles...It wasn't more than twenty minutes, when they were both back, in their night clothes...Elsie was stadning by the window, looking at full moon, when she felt Charles's hands wrapping around her waist...She turned around and let his impatient lips to caress hers...She never felt so relaxed and so in love...They were all alone, separated from the rest of the world, with no need to hurry...
Charles was getting more and more aroused, when he touched his newly weded wife...He wanted to cherish and adore her for the rest of hislife...Both of them couldn't get enough of the kisses...They've kissed passionately, hungrily,with no stopping, until the need of breath made them stop...They went towards the bed and when they sat on it, Elsie felt very brazen and she reached to Charles's sensitive place, to stroke him there gently...Only one layer of material-his pajama pants, were a barrier between them...As she stroked him with reverence,his head fell down and he whispered her name:
"Elsie...Oh God, Elsie...My love...You are wonderful..."
Elsie continued to do what she was doing, feeling a clear result of her action...Charles knew that he had to stop her, so they wouldn't cross the line, when it will all end, before it's even began...He took her hand, kissed it and started to undress her and him...They both inserted themselves under the duvet...
Elsie moaned quietly, when their naked bodies connected...There was something extremely sensual about this...She and Charles both naked, lying so close...
His hands were caressing her...He touched her body so delicately, that she felt like loosing her senses...Her quiet whimpers and moans encouraged him to go on...She wasn't passive in all this...She ran her hands through his body and soon her hand closed around his manhood...
He groaned louder, than he should and she was scared that she might have hurt him...
"Charlie...Am I hurting you?..."
"Elsie...You are not hurting me...You are giving me heaven on earth with your touches...Oh Elsie, I want you so much...All of you..."
"I'm all yours now Charlie...You can have all of me, however you like.."
He groaned again, wondering, if she had any idea, how that kind of words affected him...His lips started to travel around her body...He was kissing, licking and sucking every sweet spot on her body and she was writhing restlessly on the bed...
"Oh Charles...Oh my love...God...Charles...Please..."
"Please what sweetie? Tell me what you need?"
"I need you Charlie...Only you..Now..Please, don't make me wait any longer..."
"Your wish is my command my darling..."
He gently spread her legs and entered her carefully, not wanting to cause any pain or discomfort...It took a while, before her body adjusted to him and he perfectly recognised that moment...He moved in her slowly...When her initially quiet moans increased with time, his lips landed on hers, he kissed her so sensually and it was ideally synchronized with his movements inside her...
Even though they were caught into the throes of passion, they still had to showed restraint and couldn't do much noise...In the almost complete silence of the room, the cracking bed, was the only sign of their love activity...
She was moaning into his mouth now and every little of her signs of appreaciation for his actions, made him prouder... He was so close to his release now, but he didn't want to let her down...So he did everything he could, to stop himself from finishing before she did...His efforts were fully rewarded, as very soon, she shuddered beneath him and she was pulsing around him, whispering his name...The sight of her face, the expression of delight, was more than enough for him to follow her... He came right after her and spilled his love nectar inside her...
Charles fell on the bed, next to Elsie and she stroke his face gently...He opened his eyes, coming back to reality and she snuggled into him...
"I love you Charles...I'm so proud and happy to be your wife..."
"I love you too Elsie...I've never been so happy in my entire life...We made a huge sacrifice to be together, but it was totally worth it..."
"I know...We will be so happy together you will see...I will try to be the best wife for you..."
"And I will try to be the best husband...I promise my love...My Elsie...Mrs Carson..."
They've shared a loving kiss and soon they both driffted off to sleep, cozily cuddling all night long...
That's all for today friends...Whoa! So Mr and Mrs Carson are happily weded and beded. Everything looks perfect and it could be a great moment to finish the story, but I'm not going to do that, because, numer one-we still have to marry them in the church and number two...You will see in the next chapter ;-) ;-) ;-) Sorry for any errors. Hope you still like the story, if so, please let me know and I will be happy. Thank you for everything, stay safe and see you soon!